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BG Ch 11 – The Universal Form (Text 17)

TEXT 17

kirīṭinaṁ gadinaṁ cakriṇaṁ ca
tejo-rāśiṁ sarvato dīptimantam
paśyāmi tvāṁ durnirīkṣyaṁ samantād
dīptānalārka-dyutim aprameyam

SYNONYMS

kirīṭinam—with helmets; gadinam—with maces; cakriṇam—with discs; ca—and; tejaḥ-rāśim—effulgence; sarvataḥ—on all sides; dīpti-mantam—glowing; paśyāmi—I see; tvām—You; durnirīkṣyam—difficult to see; samantāt—everywhere; dīpta-anala—blazing fire; arka—of the sun; dyutim—the sunshine; aprameyam—immeasurable.

TRANSLATION

Your form is difficult to see because of its glaring effulgence, spreading on all sides, like blazing fire or the immeasurable radiance of the sun. Yet I see this glowing form everywhere, adorned with various crowns, clubs and discs.

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